Transnet rules out Saldanha for manganese
Transnet Freight Rail has dismissed using the Sishen-to-Saldanha railway line for the future transport of manganese ore, saying the line will be reserved for iron ore.
Cortec parent says firm digging in Kenya
Parent company of Cortec Mining, Canada's Pacific Wildcat Resources, said its firm continued to prospect in Kenya despite earlier reports saying a High Court order had stopped it.
Iron ore steady ahead of steel uptick
Steel production was likely to tick up in September and October in China with iron ore prices holding steady in the meantime, traders said.
Cortec banned from Kenya prospect
Cortec, a South African company, has been told to stop mining in Kenya where it has already sunk nearly $144m searching for niobium which is used in the production of ferrous metals.
Sallies gets approval for $2.8m loan
Shareholders in Sallies approved $2.8m loan to help bolster the recommissioning of its Witkop mine.
Rio: surge in iron ore demand to continue
The world needs at least 100 million tonnes of additional iron ore supply each year for the next eight years, says Rio Tinto.
Mining changes nations’ destinies, says Rio
Major mining developments have the potential to "fundamentally change the lives of people and, at a broad level, the prosperity of nations, if done properly", says Rio Tinto.
Kumba responds to Sishen right uncertainty
UPDATED: Kumba Iron Ore has drawn a line under any uncertainty over its 78.6% mining right in Sishen, arguing the right is secure in accordance with the MPRDA.
ICT: Kumba’s Sishen rights ‘non-existent’
Imperial Crown Trading 289 has questioned the status of Kumba's 78.4% mining right over Sishen mine, saying the firm had not registered its converted
right on time.
Kumba justifies claiming it all
Kumba Iron Ore has offered some detail to its arguments as to why it shouldn’t be compelled to supply iron ore to ArcelorMittal SA, or anybody else, at a discount.